Senate Confirms Dozens of Trump's Nominees in Bloc Vote - Conservative Journal Review

Senate Uses New Rules to Confirm 48 Trump Nominees at Once

The Senate on Thursday confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote, the first use of new Republican-backed rules designed to speed up the confirmation process and clear a backlog of executive branch appointments. The chamber voted 51-47 along party lines to approve the group of nominees, which included deputy secretaries for several Cabinet departments and high-profile ambassadors. Among them: Jonathan Morrison, now admini…

Senate confirms dozens of Trump's nominees in bloc vote - Conservative Journal Review

The U.S. Senate just confirmed dozens of individuals nominated by President Donald Trump to serve in various federal government roles.  This comes, according to Fox News, after Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) invoked the "nuclear option." And this move by Thune followed Democrat-led efforts to stall the confirmation of Trump's nominees. 🚨 BREAKING: The U.S. Senate just CONFIRMED a whopping 48 President Trump nominees ALL AT ONCE, 51-4…